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Get the latest updates and highlights on violence against women around the world. Learn about recent laws, United Nations resolutions, and global efforts to end violence against women. Explore articles related to domestic violence, sex trafficking, sexual assault, femicide, and other topics that affect women's human rights. Find out about the most recent reports and studies on the prevalence and effects of violence against women and the status of women in various countries.

Ukraine: New law recognizes and supports Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Libya: Authorities using 'morality' to impose mandatory veiling among other restrictions

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

USA: First openly transgender candidate wins seat in the U.S. House of Representative

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Africa: Abuses in the health care systems cause over 200,000 women and girls to die every year from pregnancy-related complications throughout the continent

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Africa: African women leaders met for the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Iran: Universal Periodic Review Submission on Iran by Amnesty International

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Iran: The Protection of the Family through Promoting the Culture of Hijab and Chastity Law will come into force soon

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Morocco: The Tangiers Court of Cassation overturns landmark marital rape conviction

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Africa: The Maputo Protocol’s 19th Anniversary highlights women’s rights challenges, as the African Union draft its Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Central Asia: Domestic violence on the rise in Central Asia - but legislative pushback is advancing

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Afghanistan: Afghan women 'blocked from midwifery training' in latest rights setback

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Afghanistan: Taliban Refutes Reports of Afghan Women Prohibited from Social Interactions

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

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